Jan/July Training

Priorities of First Aid

• Preserve Life

  Prevent worsening

  Promote Recovery

• Prevent worsening

  Preserve Life

  Promote Recovery

• Prompt Responce

  Preserve life

  Prevent worsening

• Promote Recovery

  Call Ambulance

  Restock First Aid Box

Identify a responsibility a lifeguard has under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Help with the development of PSOP

• Help with any refurbishment plans

• Help with the development of HR procedures

• Help with the development of the pool timetable

Identify which of the following factors could affect the number of lifeguards required to supervise an aqua aerobics session

• The number of people in the water

• The quality of the instructor

• The type and volume of the music

• The temperature of the water

Identify which of the following is a responsibility of a lifeguard

• Entertaining members of the public

• Providing good supervision

• Creating team building games

• Teaching safe swimming techniques

Identify the first two links of the chain of survival

• Early recognition and early CPR

• Early defibrillation, post-traumatic tree

• Early discovery, post traumatic care

• Early treatment, post lifeguard care

Identify what the blood from a severe external bleed is likely to look like

• Trickling from the wound

• Not appearing on the skin

• Remaining within the wound

• Spurting from the wound

Identify the treatment for casualty suffering from anaphylaxis

• Move the casualty out into cold air, lay them down and raise legs, administer their medication

• Call 999/112, ask the casualty to cough

• Ask the casualty if they have an auto-injector, call 999/112, monitor breathing

• Call 999/112, induce vomiting, administer anti-histamine medication

A casualty feels dizzy but is responsive. Identify what the swimmer may be able to do to aid their rescue

• Blow bubbles on the water

• Follow lifeguard instruction

• Float on their back

• Sit on the bottom of the pool

Identify what a lifeguard should do if they notice the chest does not rise when they administer breaths in CPR

• Give an additional five rescue breaths to see if you can effectively clear a possible blockage

• Sit the casualty up and treat them for choking with five back blows and five abdominal thrusts

• Check the casualty's mouth, ensure there is an adequate head tilt, chin lift

• Turn the casualty onto their side and place them into the recovery position

Identify how a lifeguard should interact with customers

• Be very strict and authoritative

• Be loud and shout instructions

• Be helpful and respectful

• Be serious and prevent fun